The perception of job previews among mangement staff of commercial banks in nairobi

Abstract

This research was an attitude survey carried out on employees of leading commercial banks in Nairobi. The objectives of the study were to establish how job previews are perceived by management staff in these banks and to fmd out at what stage in the hiring process the job preview is perceived to be realistic. Primary data was the main form of data used for this research and it was collected using structured questionnaires. The questionnaires had both open ended and closed questions that were administered to the employees in the banks. The drop and pick method was used to administer the questionnaire. The data was analysed using frequency tables, bar charts, percentages and descriptive statistics. The fmdings indicate that management staff in the leading commercial banks in Nairobi look at job previews as being an integral part of the hiring process since these previews provide them with the information they needed about their jobs. In addition the employees stated that the info~ation given is most accurate at the probation

stage of the hiring process. Thus apart from being made more informative previews should continue to feature prominently in the hiring process.